Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Emma Lou Vaughan Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Cheryl Davis, Office of the President

Method of Acquisition

The collection was given to Old Dominion University by the donor and transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in June 2008.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Special Collections and University Archives staff some time before 2015.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a hand-written oral story told to Emma Lou Vaughan by her grandfather of his work on the underground railroad in Kentucky.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans--History
• Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans.
• Underground Railroad--Kentucky